Doing business with UNDP

UNDP strives to build long-term business relationships with reputable vendors across the globe that have goods and services that will help us address some of the world’s most urgent needs and pressing problems.

UNDP buys goods and services for each of its Country Offices as well as UNDP Headquarters in New York. Responsibility for procurement is decentralized, meaning that the entire procurement cycle – from sourcing to contract management – is done locally. A Country Office’s Resident Representative, or his or her designee, oversees the process.

The Country Office will enter into contracts with vendors, which may be companies or individuals. Headquarters plays a limited role with the Procurement Services Unit (PSU) providing support and specialized assistance. The Procurement Oversight Unit (POU), an independent unit within the Bureau for Management Services, reviews contracts that exceed the delegated authority of the Business Unit. The POU ensures that procurement undertaken by UNDP Business Units complies with relevant guidelines, and that procurement risks are properly assessed and mitigated.

As a public organization, we must strictly adhere to the UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules, which mandate that contracts be awarded through a competitive process, obtaining bids through formal tenders. To ensure consistency across all our offices and business units, UNDP uses standard bidding documents, available in English, Spanish and French.

Examples of goods and services frequently procured by UNDP country offices include:

Goods

Services

Computer Equipment

Motor Vehicles, Spare Parts and Accessories

Computer Software, Licensing and Maintenance

Management Information Systems

Satellite Communication Equipment

Office Furniture

Office Machinery and Consumables

Fuel

Generators

Security Appliances

Uniforms

Transportation

International and Local Consultants

Facilities Rental / Leasing

Conference Organizing

Printing, Publishing and Bookbinding Services

Construction and Engineering Services

Cargo Transport, Warehousing and Storage

Project Management

IT Services

Evaluation Services

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